#c2c9e0

Color #c2c9e0

A muted very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 5.27 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#c2c9e0

RGB

rgb(194, 201, 224)

HSL

hsl(226, 32.6%, 82%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226, 13.4%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.4%, 10.3%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(81.08, 2.16, -12.21)

LCH

lch(81.08, 12.4, 280.03)

OKLCH

oklch(83.8%, 0.033, 272.26)

HWB

hwb(226, 76.1%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e0d9c2

Analogous

#c2d8e0

#c2c9e0

#cac2e0

Triadic

#c2c9e0

#e0c2c9

#c9e0c2

Split-complementary

#c2c9e0

#e0cac2

#d8e0c2

Tetradic

#c2c9e0

#d9c2e0

#e0d9c2

#c9e0c2

Square

#c2c9e0

#e0c2d8

#e0d9c2

#c2e0ca

Shades

Color #c2c9e0 mixed toward black.

#94a0c9

#6677b1

#46568b

#2f3a5c

#171d2e

Tints

Color #c2c9e0 mixed toward white.

#ccd2e5

#d6dbea

#e1e4f0

#ebedf5

#f5f6fa

Tones

Color #c2c9e0 mixed toward gray.

#c5cade

#c7ccdb

#cacdd9

#ccced6

#cfd0d4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c5c5db · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#c5c4d9 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#c2d6d5 · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 9.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c2c9e0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c2c9e0]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#c2c9e0 (#c2c9e0) is rgb(194, 201, 224) in RGB.

No, #c2c9e0 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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